When I was first bitten by the watch bug nearly a decade ago, one of the first watches I bought to support my budding addiction was the Seiko SARB017. Better known as the Alpinist, the green-dialed ...

This special edition of a fan-favorite watch has a unique dial texture and a heritage color scheme. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission ...

Seiko can be trusted to make a serious tool watch. While originally intended for Japanese “mountain men” of the 1960s, however, the Alpinist’s refined flourishes suggest that these rugged mountaineers ...

Seiko's new Prospex Alpinist Night Sky serves up a beautiful dark blue dial with pair of matching leather and canvas straps. Limited to 3,000 pieces and only available in Europe, the watch is priced ...

The firm had a habit of keeping most of its best models for the Japanese domestic market, but the original Alpinist ended up on the wrists of adventurers far and wide. The mountain-shaped markers at ...

It’s never a good idea to dawdle in a thick Himalayan forest, especially when there are black bears around and the only other person on the mountain is striding along far ahead of you. But dawdling ...

Seiko’s first sports watch came out in 1959. It offered a suitably Eastern interpretation of “sports”. The Seiko Laurel Alpinist was marketed as a wristwatch for Japanese mountain climbers. It was ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more When I was first bitten by the watch bug nearly a decade ago, one of the first watches ...